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30.4.00
Reds in Play-off
Cliftonville were defeated today, and Ballymena won, meaning a play-off against First Division opposition for the second year in a row. Ards is again the team who we play on May 2nd at 7.45 away. A 5-2 agreggate win last year kept us up, lets hope another repeat perfprmance can be achieved. Another dismal defeat again for the Reds, in hearelded yet another horrendus season which sees' them finish second bottom fot the second year in a row.
CLiftonville will be the favourites again, but are not to under estimate Ards, who could surprise the Reds with their counter attaking and fast flowing football.Hopefully this will be the end of a terrible two years which has seen us drop from Champions to nothing, its a terrible way to see Irelands oldest soccer club go through a terrible period of near relegation.
27.4.00
McCann leads "good-luck"
Former winger and crowd favourite Tim McCann lines uo for the Esat Belfast out-fit Glentoran with two simple words, "Good luck" In his plight with the Glens, they fae Cliftonville, his old club at The Oval on Saturday in a huge relegation/UEFA Cup bearer match. Tims' been Cliftonville through and through, but a win for Glentoran assuming Coleraine are defeated which Tim dearly hope happens, will put them in the UEFA cup with second position, hence, contrary for Cliftonville, a win for the Reds, will secure the Premier status for another season. Its a difficult predicament in which there are so many reprocussions and results which can go in Cliftonvilles favour and against them. Tim would deadly love his former team to stay up as he feels it would be "undeserving" if the North Belfast club went down.A former crowd favourite, lets hope he can do us a favour by not scoring against us!!
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20.4.00
Venue and date released
The youth team , Cliftonville Strollers have ha their cup final venue and date arranged today by the IFA. The Strollers who have made it to the final, will play against Glenavon Thistle. The Strollers who are already doing very well in the league, will play against the Lurgan team at the Gordon Playing Fields, Lurgan. The match will kick-off at 2pm and will go to extra-time and penalties if there is no score. Lets hope the young Reds can bring back some silverwear and create some selection problems for "Stitty" next season at Solitude.
18.4.00
Inquiry into incident
The IFA have reprimanded Cliftonville Football club for an incident which took place against Linfield at Solitude on the 28.3.00. The Association have taken a lenient view as the club, had undergone such a heavy effort into staging the night game. A bottle was thrown from the Main Stand, and struck the referees assistant on the head. An inquiry is ongoing, lets hope a lenient approach is taken towards the Reds.
15.4.00
REDS beat Linfield
Reds win today but so do fellow relegation strugglers Lisburn Distilery. A win for the Reds at Windsor Park today draws them away from Balleymena and Lisburn Distillery, with three games left to go.A superb goal from winger Peter Murray and a 63rd minute finish from Keith Mulvenna, ensured three points for the Reds.(Full Match report here) Mikey Collins, sits out the rest of the season with a four match ban as does Mickey McMenamin serves a one match ban when the Reds play at the Showgrounds against Ballymena, a crunch relegation decider.
